Healthy and unhealthy food in Lithuania

By Matas ,12, 6gr.

Kulupenai M. Valancius Basic School

VegetablesLithuanian people are growing a lot of vegetables; *traditional:cucumbers, carrots, dill, radishes, tomatoes, cabbages, red beets, onions, garlics. Cucumber Radish

Cabbage

Tomato

Dill

Carrot

Healthy choises from nature :

In modern times , Lithuanians are consuming more non-traditional vegetables:

Cauliflower

Zucchini

Pumpkin

Leek

Broccoli

MushroomsThere are a lot of mushrooms in Lithuania, but the most popular is „the king“ of all mushrooms – baravykas (bara’vi:kas) – used dried in soups and sauces, marinated or just simply fried.

Boletus ( Baravykas)

Other eadable mushrooms in the forests of Lithuania:

Chanterelle ( Voveraitė )

Birch bolete ( Lepšis)

Bolete ( Raudonviršis )

Berries found in Lithuanian forests

Very useful for health: lingonberries – bruknės (,bruknes).

cranberries – Spanguolės (,spanguoles). blueberries – mėlynės (me’li:nes).

raspberries – avietės (a‘vietes). Blueberries

CranberriesLigonberries

Raspberries

BreadOften eaten as an open-faced sandwich, spread with butter and cheese, or sausage. Rye bread

Black bread

Healthy Homemade food :

Long loaf

Dairy productsFrom old times, Lithuanian peasants and farmers had cows, obtained milk and made dairy products at home, like : curd cheese, non-fermented white cheese, sour milk, sour cream.

Curd cheese Non-fermented white cheese

Sour milk Sour cream

Popular traditional soups:

Sweet soup with strawberries and noodles

Cold beetroot soup

Sorrel soup Milk soup

Sour craut soup

Cucumber soup

Unhealthy eating habits Fast food.

In modern times, Lithuanians consume more of „modern“ fast food:

Few vegetables and fruitFruit and vegetable season in Lithuania is short because of the climate conditions. Historically, it formed the habit of eating not enough of vegetables and fruit.

Even today, some dishes do not consist of green produce, but the traditions are changing with influence of other national cuisines and modern diet philosophy.

Quince

Pumpkin

BeetrootApples

Fast FoodLithuania also has fast food restaurants, in the shopping malls you will always see „McDonalds”, „Hesburger” . Many people, especially younger ones, are eating a lot of such food.

Too much sugar* In baked products: - cakes, - buiscuits* in drinks: - smoothies, - tea, - coffee

Cakes

Buiscuits

SmoothiesCoffee

Tea

To much of salt and fat* Smoked meat* Overuse of fat in food preparation: - too much oil when baking flour dishes, - too much fat in meat and fish dishes

Smoked meat

Fish

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